bǎi nián
hundred years
century
lifetime
bǎi nián shù rén
It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom)
fig. a good education program takes a long time to develop
cf. 十年樹木，百年樹人|十年树木，百年树人
bǎi nián bù yù
only met with once every hundred years (drought, flood etc)
bǎi nián dà jì
a project of vital and lasting importance
shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén
It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén
It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
bǎi nián hǎo hé
may you live a long and happy life together (wedding greeting)
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